The Washington critic., 1887-01-10
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.
Toro for onrh nprsOn on +

Fare for each person on all lines, 3 cent?.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars. for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle CON
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
uoran Gallery, State, Warand Navy Depart
monts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew Jackson; Department OF Justice lhalt-
ing at Filtt enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street DranCh Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
Iurtment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Millnrd'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market ,WhCrC transfers nre given to the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past botanical Gardens 10 Naval Monument
thCrC transfers arc given TO branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio lhilr0ad depot, as
cCnding south side of Capitol Hill, cOntin'
urg along u street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
FOurtcenth'stroct Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Re
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
SeyenthstrCet Brancll-Starts at Boundary
aud runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postollices, odd'Fel-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Cen 10 Market and City Posto0icc twhere
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
liuol, continuing across the Mall, past tho
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the whuryes of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Leaying Georgetown,
where IL makes q circuit Of West, High,
CuiECry streets, passing near Georgetown
Coli &c, Academy Of the Visitation High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to L street north thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pula'
tigl residences of the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
teunth street west TO II street north, Four
tconth street to +, passing Willard and tho
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given 10 the Nintlrslreet
Dranch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
Judiciary square, city Hail, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue 10 c street, by
the Baltimore and ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin.
coin Park. Returning, sumc route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
D street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of ths STATE
intervals, connecting with above liuo At
Seventeenth aud II streets.
Ninth street Bmucll-Stgrts at northern ter.
minus cf seventh street west (wherc II con,
meets with Silver Springs Branch, divorglng
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Tomplo,
Patent and PostotiiCGs NJ T. street ,where
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence 10 II street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street 10 Missouri avenue, to Four
| and.ahalt street, thence TO the Al. mai
gate and steamboat whnrycs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs BrlnCh-Sturts from northern
| terminus OF Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard unlyer-
sity and SrhuotZtn Park, TO entrance to
grounds " Soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
| Columbia Rnllwny-Starts al Fifteenth street
| west, southeast of Treasury Deprtmcnt,
| along New York avenue 10 It's intersection
| with Massachusetts avenue mt seventh
street; thence on Mas aUhusttts avenue tu
| II street north, past tho Government Print,
Baltimore turnpike and Bennlnss Bridge
| road. Returning, same route.
| North Capitol and O street COR Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four
| uud'a.halt street, thence east tu First west,
north tu q street, west 10 Fourth street
south to Il street north, west 10 Fourteenth
| street. south TO Ohio avenue, east ~
| Twelfth street. south 10 Virginia avenue
and east 10 starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing cast over o Instead oI
= street.
| ming 10 the Centre Market, Potomac rlvel
steamboat whpryes, Bureau OF Engraving
| uud Printing, Washington Monument and
| Eleventh and Boundary,